USPTO Patents Application 10543151

Docket No.
1

Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

Declaration for U.S. Patent Application

As a below named inventor, I hereby declare that:

My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated below next to my name.

I believe I am the original, first and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below) or an original, first and joint inventor
(if plural names are listed below) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is sought on the invention
entitled

MAPPING-PROJECTION-TYPE ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING SAMPLE BY
USING ELECTRONS EMITTED FROM THE SAMPLE

the specification of which is attached hereto unless the following is checked

EX] was filed on as United States Application Number and was filed on January 27, 2004 as PCT

International Application Number PCT/JP2004/OOQ711 and was amended on (if applicable).

I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified specification, including the
claim(s), as amended by any amendment referred above.

I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal
Regulations, § 1.56.

I hereby claim foreign
for patent or inventor"

q priority benefits under Title 35, United States Code, § 119 (a) - (d) of any foreign application(s)
*s certificate listed below and have also identified below any foreign application for patent or

iui paieni ur inventor s cenmcaie nsiea oeiow ana nave aiso laentiiiea oeiow any ioreign applicatic
inventor's certificate having a filing date before that of the application for which priority is claimed

(List prior foreign
applications. See
note A)

16987/2003

Japan

27/1/2003

(Number)

(Country)

(Day/Month/Year Filed)

20126/2003

Japan

29/1/2003

(Number)

(Country)

(Day/Month/Year Filed)

(Number)

(Country)

(Day/Month/Year Filed)

(Day/Month/Year Filed)

Priority Claimed

S Yes □ No

13 Yes □ No

□ Yes □ No

□ Yes □ No

(Country)

(See note B) Q See attached list for additional prior foreign applications

I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35, United States Code, § 120 of any United States application(s) listed below and,
insofar as the subject matter of each of the claims of this application is not disclosed in the prior United States application
in the manner provided by the first paragraph of Tide 35, United States Code, § 112, 1 acknowledge the duty to disclose
information which is material to patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations,
§ 1.56 which became available between the filing date of the prior application and the national or
date of this application.

(List prior U.S.
Applications)

PCT international filing
Status

(Application Serial No.)

(Filing Date)

□ Patented

(Application Serial No.)

(Filing Date)

□ Patented

(Application Serial No.)

(Filing Date)

□ Patented

(Application Serial No.)

(Filing Date)

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t > I tereby appoint the following attorney(s') and/or agent(s) to prosecute this application and to transact all business in the
r Parent and Trademark Office connected therewith:

Customer Number: 38834

Please direct all communications to the following address:

Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C 20036

I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that all statements made on
information and belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that
willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Title 18 of the
United States Code, § 1001 and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any
patent issued thereon.

(See note C) Full name of sole or first inventor (given name, family name) Kenji WATANABE

Inventor's signature WMbaJL?- Date March 13, 2006

Residence Hiratsuka^shi, Kanagawa, Japan Citizenship Japanese

Post Office Address 461 I^ j^q^;, Hira t's uki-shu Kanagawa 254-0903 Japan

Full name of second inventor (given name, family name)
Inventor's signature ' s * ' 1 1 "

Residence

Post Office Address

entor (given name, lamily nan:
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Date March
Citizenship

Takeshi MURAKAMI

13, 2006

Japanese

1-10-2-305, Higashinakanobu, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0052 Japan

Full name of third inventor (given name, familyname) Masahiro HATAKEYAMA

Inventor's signature ^g^gfe ^£^6^^^ Date March 13. 2006
Residence Fuiisawa-shi. Kanagawaf Japan Citizenship Japane^T"
Post Office Address 2 -34-9-B-305, Kameino, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-0813 Japan

Full name of fourth inventor (given name, family name) Yoshinao HIRABAYASHI

Inventor's signature M^^Uy^ Date Ma rch i3 , 2 006

Residence Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, Japan Citizenship Japanese

Post Office Address 1m1 , 12 Uznbasht Matsumoto-shi, Nagano 390-0813 Japan

Full name of fifth inventor (giyen name, family name) Tohni SATAKE

Inventor's signature yj^ JUlJL Date March 13, 2006

Residence Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan Citizenship Japanese

Post Office Address 14 , 4? Higashikaigankita 2:chome, Chgasaki-shi, Kanagawa 253-0053 Japan

Full name of sixth inventor (given name, family name) Nobuharu NOJI

Inventor's signature tfybukarc* fi^ Date March 13, 2006

Residence Znshi-shi, Kanagawa, Japan Citizenship Japanese"

Post Office Address 8 , 2 , ? Hisagi< Zushi-shi, Kanagawa 249-0001 Japan

Full name of sixth inventor (givei
Inventor's signature

Residence Eflogawa-ku,

Post Office Address

name, family name)

Date
Citizenship

Yuichiro YAMAZAKI

March 13, 2006

Japanese

6-28-20-907, Nishikasai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 134-0088 Japan

Full name of sixth inventor (given name, family name) Ichirota NAGAHAMA

Inventor's signature JU^, %^J^ Date March 13, 2006

Residence Koga-shi, Ibaraki, Japan Citizenship Japanese"

Post Office Address 1 , 3 , 19 Yokovama-cho, Koga-shi, Ibaraki 306-0022 Japan